Summer 2015 Internship Opportunity TELC Community Outreach Program Background: The Clinic’s Community Outreach Program strives to enhance the power and effectiveness of grassroots organizations, municipal governments, and individual citizens. The Outreach Program works to integrate the Clinic's legal activities with long-term community strategies, helping communities create a context within which they can realize the full benefit of legal victories and effectively respond to legal setbacks. The Community Outreach Program strives to ensure that the clients develop and maintain an overall strategy to achieve their goals and that they are actively participating in their cases. This work involves helping organizations and individual clients understand the scope of the environmental quality and enforcement problems in the state and what actions they can take to effect change in these areas. The Community Outreach Program assists these organizations and individuals in working with staff attorneys and technical experts to identify the best remedies for these problems and in getting involved in the environmental decision-making process. The Outreach Program's basic strategy is to: (1) empower clients—local citizens, grassroots organizations, and municipalities—to help them participate effectively in government decisions concerning their neighborhoods and environment; (2) promote dialogue between community groups, the Clinic, the funding community, elected officials, representatives of polluting industries, and the media; and (3) pass along techniques and knowledge to emerging environmental leaders through the training of undergraduate interns and citizens. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: 1) Graphic Design Student Intern The Outreach Program is in the process of updating the “Citizen’s Guide to Environmental Protection in Louisiana” to be published in Late 2015. We are looking for a graphic design student intern to help design the feel and look of the publication. Duties: - Work closely with the Director of Community Outreach and Review Committee to assess the end-user survey and determine the visual needs and demands Research effective design models for community education material Work with Review Committee to draft and propose design options for the Guide Preferred Qualifications: - Some experience (or coursework) in community education or organizing Graphic design experience in print publication 2) Environmental Law and Policy Research Intern The Outreach Program is in the process of updating the “Citizen’s Guide to Environmental Protection in Louisiana” to be published in Late 2015. We are looking for an environmental law research intern to help research the environmental laws and regulations in Louisiana and update the guide. Duties: - Work closely with the Director of Community Outreach to update the substantive legal information in the guide Conduct online research Preferred Qualification(s): - Some experience (or coursework) in environmental law, policy, or science APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2015 Please submit resumes to: May Nguyen Director of Community Outreach Tulane Environmental Law Clinic [email protected]